The farther you go into your dashboard. The more I’m thinking it would be easier to run water lines from the motor to a home built heater box that is in the back seat with a twelve volt fan for the heater core. I found a remote heater box in an old school bus that sat under a seat about halfway back. I don’t sit in the back seat anyway.
That is like a never ending story of removing parts. I think I will sell the truck! I could never keep track of all those parts! Or just drive it in the summer. Great video though, I must say. I should have watched it before I bought the core, ha, ha.
Thank you for the great video of the whole process. It will help me very soon as I have a 95 4 runner in need of some attention. In the mean time I have bypassed the heater hose on the fire wall.
Good move! It is a lengthy process but very doable. Just keep everything labeled and you will be alright. Be sure to subscribe because i recently got a 98 4runner and already have parts waiting to make videos on.
The engineers at Toyota who designed this must have decided this was their way to get some payback or something. Jeez! What a job! My 2000 LTD needs a core and you've just shown me the stuff of nightmares. LOL. Great video and derailed content though, thanks.
Thanks for documenting this, dude. Good to know I can pull my taco's heater core without messing with the A/C. I'm about to replace my A/C system, and was thinking I should do my heater core at the same time, but I really really don't want to. 🤣 Anyway, thanks again. Great work.
Great video thanks! I’ve got to do it on my Suzuki Ignis from 2003..I was worried but it seams just patience and time you can do it..Labelling all the bolts seams to be the way forward
This helped me more than any other i've watched, working on a 1994 4x4 pickup - no AC it's cold, wet, snowy and i'm outside I know, another game of fortnite while dreading to go back at it. Thanks for the vid.
Update, it's back together now but 1 thing i couldn't figure out , the cup holder won't go all the way back in. Altho it doesn't have AC it does have the controls. It has to be hitting a cable or something but i can't find the problem. Not a big deal i guess.
So you managed to get the box out without having to mess with the AC system, correct? Were the AC lines damaged in any way by having to tug at the heater core box (since it kinda 'plugs into' the AC evaporator box) ???
Thank you 😊 very much brother. I'm restoring a 2003 Base model 5 speed everything is pretty much the same slite differentese like air bags ... Thanks again brother I appreciate it 😊...
Couldnt you have access to the heater core by taking out the box where the evaporator is located?? The reason I ask is because I had just replaced my evaporator and could see the heater core entirely, but that isnt what I was looking to replace. To pull the box with the evaporator in it only took me like 15 minutes.
nope. gotta remove the whole heater box. The heater core slides into the heater box from the top of the box, and there's no other way to remove it. The entire heater box needs to come out.
Few professional mechanics will even chance this endeavor, fewer still will document the journey for fellow Toyota owners, lol. Glad you did both, I knew roughly what was involved and I'm not looking forward to doing it, but it has to be done soon, the truck is worth it. The a/c evaporator stayed in the truck, and didn't have to be removed with the heater box, is that correct?
Thanks for the video, my heater core has started leaking on my '99 Tacoma after 296k miles. The other video I watched talked about having to disconnect the A/C. I'm glad to see that is not the case. I'm afraid to see how many screws I will have left over once done.
Thank you I have watched five videos on how to replace my heater core on my 93 Toyota Corolla the insides bout the same. I didn't take enough pictures so your vide was a lot of help thank you
Lay off. Some of us like a bit of chaos. As long as it goes back together with minimal screws left in hand & it functions properly. This guy let it all hang out and is helping others who have the same problem. Who cares if makes a mess. It's his ride.
Gonna fire up the buddy heater to get through the winter and sell the sob this summer . I'd rather change out the engine than go through this gauntlet!
I have been following your video and I am just about to reach the heater core. I’m really glad you posted it and so far so good, however I don’t know about you but every Time I remove something I worry I will never remember how to get it all back in place again. I know I could watch your video from the end to the beginning but still I’m lacking in confidence that I’ll ever get this mess back in one piece. I don’t know if you were having the same worries, you never said anything about that specifically and you’re clearly a more experienced mechanic than I am but I am pretty much terrified that I’ll never get these pieces all back in the way they came out. If you have anything to add I’m all ears. Thanks for the video. It has been very helpful.
The big help was having all of my nuts and bolts labeled in baggies and taped to the part they came out of. When I put it back together I just watched the videos I made to remember where they went. If you are organized it is a pretty easy (but time consuming) job. You got it!
It looks like you never actually removed the heater control module, and managed to get away without doing that. I now have one very white cable, it’s whiter then the others that connect to the main heater control module, and I’m wondering where it came from. I don’t know if that rings a bell to you. It’s not attached at either end and so I’m re-watching the video to see if I can figure out where it came from. Thanks for getting back to me after my first basically anxiety venting post.
When I first started turning wrenches I would toss all the screws & nuts & bolts in a coffee can. If you take the time to look at what you remove & remember which type of fastner went where all you do is count how many screws this took or that took you should end up with no extras. Then you reassemble.if you have a couple extra you can find out where they go before you get it half back together the realize that they were the first ones that needed. Having to pull alot of shit back off sucks but they pit those screws there for a reason & if you don't't put them back your radio might get bad reception or you'll have a rattle or something you don't want. Engineers are a strange bunch & they don't like mechanics. If you ever had to work on a SAAB you know what I mean.
Just wanted to say I really appreciate the video, I am getting ready to change mine in my 95 tacoma due to previous owner using the orange antifreeze and it causing a lot of issues. The guidance of your video is appreciated more then you know, but I’m still dreading the job. Lol
I had to replace mine(97 Taco) after I let a friend borrow it. He wanted to do me a solid for letting him use it. I can't get upset about it. He doesn't know that mixing the two different types of anti-freeze is a No-No. You can change the type but you hav
You have to flush the shit out of every thing. If there is even a trace of the old stuff in the system & the two get mixed they become super corrosive & you get leaks within a week. Stick with Toyota Red. It's spendy but it's made for Toyotas.
@@grantsgarageandadventures1409 I’m sure you do man.., I’m not even physically able anymore, so I don’t know what I’m gonna do.. Ride in the winter and build a fire in the floorboard I guess
Wow, glad I didn't have to flush my heater core in my 98. I did flush it, the block and radiator when I did a coolant flush. Then I flushed my wife's camry the same way.
You, Sir, are a very patient and good mechanic. Thank you for documenting this adventure, it has been very helpful.
Glad to hear it! It was an adventure for sure.
Would like to see if you ever got it back together.
I did! Having the video to go back and look at where everything went was very helpful.
The farther you go into your dashboard. The more I’m thinking it would be easier to run water lines from the motor to a home built heater box that is in the back seat with a twelve volt fan for the heater core.
I found a remote heater box in an old school bus that sat under a seat about halfway back. I don’t sit in the back seat anyway.
That would be an interesting solution. It is certainly a pain to get to in the location it is in.
That is like a never ending story of removing parts. I think I will sell the truck! I could never keep track of all those parts! Or just drive it in the summer. Great video though, I must say. I should have watched it before I bought the core, ha, ha.
As long as you keep all of the nuts and bolts labeled in bags you should be able to do it. I just taped the bags to the parts they came off of.
That’s a good idea to bag and tape them to the part better then throwing them in a bucket 🪣.
Wow, ive done heater core swap on a few different vehicles and now my 97 taco needs it but im thinkin ill just drive it on the warm days 😄 🤣 😂 😆
It was alot to remove but if you keep everything labeled it's pretty easy.
You're amazing, thanks for the video. 👍👍👍👍👍
Glad it helped!
Thank you for the great video of the whole process. It will help me very soon as I have a 95 4 runner in need of some attention. In the mean time I have bypassed the heater hose on the fire wall.
Good move! It is a lengthy process but very doable. Just keep everything labeled and you will be alright. Be sure to subscribe because i recently got a 98 4runner and already have parts waiting to make videos on.
The engineers at Toyota who designed this must have decided this was their way to get some payback or something. Jeez! What a job! My 2000 LTD needs a core and you've just shown me the stuff of nightmares. LOL.
Great video and derailed content though, thanks.
Ya, not sure why they made it so difficult.
It's amazing that these systems are even designed and built in the first place. So much goes into these vehicles.
Thanks for documenting this, dude. Good to know I can pull my taco's heater core without messing with the A/C. I'm about to replace my A/C system, and was thinking I should do my heater core at the same time, but I really really don't want to. 🤣
Anyway, thanks again. Great work.
Ya. I will say it is not a quick job but it is not necessary to remove your ac.
Great video thanks! I’ve got to do it on my Suzuki Ignis from 2003..I was worried but it seams just patience and time you can do it..Labelling all the bolts seams to be the way forward
Yep! Just keep things organized and you will be fine.
This helped me more than any other i've watched, working on a 1994 4x4 pickup - no AC
it's cold, wet, snowy and i'm outside
I know, another game of fortnite while dreading to go back at it.
Thanks for the vid.
Glad it helped!
Update, it's back together now but 1 thing i couldn't figure out , the cup holder won't go all the way back in. Altho it doesn't have AC it does have the controls. It has to be hitting a cable or something but i can't find the problem. Not a big deal i guess.
Probably a cable.
So you managed to get the box out without having to mess with the AC system, correct? Were the AC lines damaged in any way by having to tug at the heater core box (since it kinda 'plugs into' the AC evaporator box) ???
I did not have to mess with the ac system at all.
Demasiada paciencia. Gracias bro por mostrar todo ese trabajo.
I don't know why I'm laughing, I need to do this on my '98 Tacoma. 😁
You got it. Just make sure to keep everything together.
Thank you 😊 very much brother. I'm restoring a 2003 Base model 5 speed everything is pretty much the same slite differentese like air bags ... Thanks again brother I appreciate it 😊...
Yeah.... F*** that lol. I barely had enough patience for the springs in the brake shoe hardware on my ‘05 but this is on another level!
It took some time for sure but nothing was super hard to do.
I have to do both
Couldnt you have access to the heater core by taking out the box where the evaporator is located?? The reason I ask is because I had just replaced my evaporator and could see the heater core entirely, but that isnt what I was looking to replace. To pull the box with the evaporator in it only took me like 15 minutes.
I was not able to find a way without taking the whole dash out.
nope. gotta remove the whole heater box. The heater core slides into the heater box from the top of the box, and there's no other way to remove it. The entire heater box needs to come out.
Awesome video, thank you…
Thanks! Hopefully it was helpful.
Few professional mechanics will even chance this endeavor, fewer still will document the journey for fellow Toyota owners, lol. Glad you did both, I knew roughly what was involved and I'm not looking forward to doing it, but it has to be done soon, the truck is worth it.
The a/c evaporator stayed in the truck, and didn't have to be removed with the heater box, is that correct?
I believe so.
Heater
I wanted to see how you put it all back together.
It is just the reverse of taking it apart.
Thanks for the video, my heater core has started leaking on my '99 Tacoma after 296k miles. The other video I watched talked about having to disconnect the A/C. I'm glad to see that is not the case. I'm afraid to see how many screws I will have left over once done.
296k miles, nice! Keep it alive!
Thank you I have watched five videos on how to replace my heater core on my 93 Toyota Corolla the insides bout the same. I didn't take enough pictures so your vide was a lot of help thank you
Good to hear!
Ok, now that I've seen how its done..I'll just pay the $ 1,200 they quoted me...no regrets.
It is unfortunate that it requires removing all that stuff to replace such a cheap part.
At this point in the video it looks like you have destroyed your truck and haven’t even gotten close to the core. Yikes 😱.
Lay off. Some of us like a bit of chaos. As long as it goes back together with minimal screws left in hand & it functions properly. This guy let it all hang out and is helping others who have the same problem. Who cares if makes a mess. It's his ride.
And where was the a/c filter?
3rd gen 4runners and 1st gen tacomas don't have an air filter.
I have a 1995 Tacoma with no heat. I found your video and look forward to watching. I am also in Colorado.
Hopefully you can clear out the heater core to keep from having to completely removing the one in it now.
Gonna fire up the buddy heater to get through the winter and sell the sob this summer . I'd rather change out the engine than go through this gauntlet!
I don't blame you and certainly wish it was easier.
Looks like an ocalating saw to open the firewall would be the best option 🤣
If i was a good enough welder I would agree haha.
I have been following your video and I am just about to reach the heater core. I’m really glad you posted it and so far so good, however I don’t know about you but every Time I remove something I worry I will never remember how to get it all back in place again. I know I could watch your video from the end to the beginning but still I’m lacking in confidence that I’ll ever get this mess back in one piece. I don’t know if you were having the same worries, you never said anything about that specifically and you’re clearly a more experienced mechanic than I am but I am pretty much terrified that I’ll never get these pieces all back in the way they came out. If you have anything to add I’m all ears. Thanks for the video. It has been very helpful.
The big help was having all of my nuts and bolts labeled in baggies and taped to the part they came out of. When I put it back together I just watched the videos I made to remember where they went. If you are organized it is a pretty easy (but time consuming) job. You got it!
It looks like you never actually removed the heater control module, and managed to get away without doing that. I now have one very white cable, it’s whiter then the others that connect to the main heater control module, and I’m wondering where it came from. I don’t know if that rings a bell to you. It’s not attached at either end and so I’m re-watching the video to see if I can figure out where it came from. Thanks for getting back to me after my first basically anxiety venting post.
When I first started turning wrenches I would toss all the screws & nuts & bolts in a coffee can. If you take the time to look at what you remove & remember which type of fastner went where all you do is count how many screws this took or that took you should end up with no extras. Then you reassemble.if you have a couple extra you can find out where they go before you get it half back together the realize that they were the first ones that needed. Having to pull alot of shit back off sucks but they pit those screws there for a reason & if you don't't put them back your radio might get bad reception or you'll have a rattle or something you don't want. Engineers are a strange bunch & they don't like mechanics. If you ever had to work on a SAAB you know what I mean.
That is a pain in the ass,but going to have to do it thank you.
You got it! Just stay organized.
How would you say to pull those hoses out to not break the heater core cause I wanna flush it now I’m scared to break it and have to do what you did
Put a pic underneath the house and work it around. I saw that after i messed mine up.
I couldn't find a way. those hoses end up welded to the heater core
Just wanted to say I really appreciate the video, I am getting ready to change mine in my 95 tacoma due to previous owner using the orange antifreeze and it causing a lot of issues. The guidance of your video is appreciated more then you know, but I’m still dreading the job. Lol
Just make sure you label all the parts and you will be fine.
I had to replace mine(97 Taco) after I let a friend borrow it. He wanted to do me a solid for letting him use it. I can't get upset about it. He doesn't know that mixing the two different types of anti-freeze is a No-No. You can change the type but you hav
You have to flush the shit out of every thing. If there is even a trace of the old stuff in the system & the two get mixed they become super corrosive & you get leaks within a week. Stick with Toyota Red. It's spendy but it's made for Toyotas.
Did u do this bc ur car had no heat ?
I did.
By pass
Good idea if you don't want a heater. In Colorado that would be a bit too cold.
I wish you’d come do mine in my ‘97..
I hope i don't have to do it again.
@@grantsgarageandadventures1409
I’m sure you do man.., I’m not even physically able anymore, so I don’t know what I’m gonna do..
Ride in the winter and build a fire in the floorboard I guess
Wow, glad I didn't have to flush my heater core in my 98. I did flush it, the block and radiator when I did a coolant flush. Then I flushed my wife's camry the same way.
That is what i should have done before getting into this mess.